English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Dunkirk

Other OS name in the Parish of Devizes

Etymology

is so named in 1820 (G) . It is a late name from the Flemish town . Cf. Dunkirk (PN K 495) , also a name of late origin .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement